Arizona bill recognizes gold, silver as legal currency

Gov. Jan Brewer, R-Ariz., has not said whether she will sign the measure; proponents say it is a safeguard against federal government's inflationary policies

• May 1, 2013

Christie "Jersey proud" in new campaign ad

In the first TV ad of his re-election campaign, N.J. governor Chris Christie says his "tough decisions" and "principles" got state "back on track"

• May 1, 2013

Poll: Most say sequester has not impacted them

CBS News poll shows two months after the sequester kicked in, Americans are split about the scope of its effects

• May 1, 2013

Markey, Gomez win Mass. U.S. Senate primaries

Congressman and former Navy SEAL will face each other in a special election for the Senate seat previously held by John Kerry

• Apr 30, 2013

Report: FBI questioning McDonnell's relationship with campaign donor

Gov. Bob McDonnell, R-Va., a potential 2016 presidential candidate, insists he hasn't given special treatment to donor

• Apr 30, 2013

Newtown victim's daughter challenges Ayotte on gun vote

GOP senator put on the spot during N.H. town hall about her vote against expanding background checks for gun purchases

• Apr 30, 2013

Poll: After Boston, concern over another terror attack rises

CBS News/ NYT poll: 66 percent of Americans think another terrorist attack is at least somewhat likely in the next few months

• Apr 30, 2013

Benghazi whistleblowers still waiting to tell their story

Whistleblower on Sept. 11, 2012 Benghazi attacks says the White House is impeding efforts to allow her to speak

• Apr 30, 2013

Poll: Americans against U.S. intervention in Syria, N. Korea

Most continue to say the U.S. shouldn't intervene, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll

• Apr 30, 2013

Obama meets cancer patient, 7, who scored heartwarming TD

President meets Jack Hoffman, 7-year-old cancer patient who became Internet sensation for his TD run in Nebraska football game

• Apr 30, 2013

McConnell drinks with Obama's empty bar stool

Senate minority leader responds to the president's jab at the White House Correspondents Association dinner

• Apr 30, 2013

Obamacare application now 3 pages, down from 21

The president says administration will continue to make such "refinements" but stresses most of Obamacare is already in place

• Apr 30, 2013

Obama: Guantanamo must close

Amid ongoing hunger strike at Guantanamo, Obama vows to revisit efforts to close it

• Apr 30, 2013

Obama: Not my job to get Congress to "behave"

Sequestration has "slowed our growth," president says, but Congress is responsible for fixing it

• Apr 30, 2013

"I couldn't be prouder" of Jason Collins, Obama says

The president said he congratulated the NBA player, who became the first major league athlete to announce he's gay

• Apr 30, 2013

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